Enhanced rack/cabinet mobility and stability for a server rack

Abstract

A mobility apparatus. The mobility apparatus may include a continuous fixed-length rail attached horizontally to a bottom structural member of the front or the rear of a server rack. The continuous fixed-length rail exceeds a width of the server rack by an equal amount on either side of the server rack. The mobility apparatus also includes a lower rail portion attached to a lower edge of the continuous fixed-length rail; a raised rail portion attached to an extended length of each portion of the continuous fixed-length rail; and at least one wheel attached to an underside of each end of the extended length of the continuous fixed-length rail.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A mobility apparatus comprising:
 a left-hand rail portion and a right-hand rail portion each attached horizontally to a bottom structural member of a front of a server rack, wherein the apparatus is temporarily attached, by one or more removable fasteners, to the front of the server rack by at least one set of attachment points having at least three holes per attachment point; 
 a lower rail portion permanently attached to a lower edge of each of the left-hand rail portion and the right-hand rail portion; 
 a raised rail portion permanently attached to an extended length of the left-hand rail portion and an extended length of the right-hand rail portion, wherein each extended length extends laterally beyond the front of the server rack; and 
 at least one wheel attached to the extended length of each of the left-hand rail portion and the right-hand rail portion, wherein the at least one wheel is selected from a group consisting of: 1) a caster equipped with brake; 2) a swivel caster; 3) a fixed caster; 4) an adjustable height caster; 5) a skid shoe; and 6) a glide.